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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Sam Liccardo (CA-16) led a letter requesting the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security continue to provide affordable naturalization services and expand online filing services for low-income applicants who seek a reduced fee or fee waiver. Currently, online filing to become a U.S. citizen is available for those who pay the full fee, but those who request a fee reduction or waiver must submit their application on paper.
Rep. Liccardo has submitted the following projects to the Appropriations Committee for their consideration in Fiscal Year 2026:
A top Democratic leader was in the South Bay to tour schools and urge Congress not to cut critical school funding. Ian Cull reports.
When Sam Liccardo ran to succeed Anna Eshoo in the House of Representatives last fall, he campaigned on bipartisanship and pragmatism, eager to pass legislation on housing, climate change and other issues of concern to his Silicon Valley constituents. Now, the former San Jose mayor finds himself in the Democratic opposition as he tries to curtail the actions of the Trump Administration and its allies in Congress. Weekly Editor Gennady Sheyner sat down with Liccardo on April 15 to discuss how things are going so far. This interview was edited for clarity and length.
Congressman Sam Liccardo, approaching 100 days in office, says he is trying to fight against President Donald Trump’s actions while also working across the aisle to get things done.
“This is a difficult dance we’re doing,” Liccardo said in an interview yesterday.
On housing, Liccardo said he has three ideas without spending money that Republicans could be open to incorporating into a larger bill.
One idea is to give more flexibility on how Section 8 housing vouchers are used so they can pay for transitional homeless shelters.
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California Democrats in Congress say they don’t want state leaders to cave to the Trump administration’s attempts to attach strings to federal support and its most recent demand to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs at schools — even if that means the state could lose out on millions or billions of dollars in federal funding.